Port of Rotterdam cleaned most of the spilled oil

After the 'Bow Jubail' made contact with a jetty in the Port of Rotterdam on June 23, it ruptured the hull, spilling about 217 tons of heavy fuel oil (HFO). The port authority along with emergency services started mitigation measures and have a now cleaned a large amount of the oil spilled.

LNG carrier transports LNG to Asia through the Northern Sea Route

A Russian Arctic LNG shipment started its voyage through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to Asia, indicating the launch of summer navigation as sea ice melts creating a short-cut to the world’s biggest LNG market.

LNG does not guarantee compliance with 2020 sulphur cap, study says

Creating LNG infrastructure for shipping in Europe would cost $22 billion and deliver a 6% reduction in ship GHG emissions by 2050 compared to the replaced diesel, a new study for Transport & Environment (T&E) by the UMAS consultancy found. Until today, Europe has spent half a billion US dollars on LNG infrastructure.

HHI to close offshore facilities shipyard amid lack of orders

Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea's largest shipbuilder, will suspend work at its offshore facilities shipyard in August, amid lack of orders, according to an official announcement by the company's President and CEO, Kang Hwan-goo. The offshore yard will not operate until orders come back.

Novatek signs LNG agreement with KOGAS

On the occasion of the meeting of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, Novatek, one of Russia's largest independent natural gas producers, and Korea Gas Corporation agreed on collaboration and development of future LNG opportunities.

World’s first renewables and hydrogen ship arrives in Athens

'Energy Observer', the world's first ship powered by renewables and hydrogen, arrived at Flisvos Marina in Athens. The Greek capital is the 20th stopover of its world tour, which aims to raise awareness on energy transition.

Grant supports zero-emissions future at port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach is moving ahead with a $16.8 million project to build infrastructure to support electric-powered, zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment, and to demonstrate the world’s first heavy-duty, off-road, direct current fast-charging system in a seaport environment.

Maersk containership picks up 113 migrants south of Italy

The containership 'Alexander Maersk' picked up 113 migrants from a boat off south Italy, on Friday June 22, Maersk Line informed during the weekend.

China is now the biggest natural gas importer

China became the world’s biggest importer of natural gas, as it surpassed Japan for the first time. Namely, China imported 7.41 million tons of natural gas, which brought the total amount of imports during 2018 to 34.9 million metric tons.

ECSA: More ship recycling yards should urgently be on EU list

Once the EU Ship Recycling Regulation effectively applies from 31 December 2018, all vessels sailing under an EU flag will eventually be required to use an approved ship recycling facility. In view of this, European Shipowners (ECSA) noted that the current edition of the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities only features yards situated in Europe and has a capacity of around 300.000 light displacement tonnes (LDT), which is far away from the 2.5 million LDT mentioned in the Regulation.